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A Despatch by Field-Marshal Sir Doughs Haig is published covering the operations from November 18th last to the commencement of the present offensive.

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The way was thus opened for attacking the Le Transley-Loupart. line, which was shelled so effectively.

Margh 11 and 12. that the enemy „folk buck to parallel lines, whereupon. Crivillers and Ipupart Woodware, occupied, and methodical operations begun for attacking the next line.

Prior to this, there had been indica...” It affords a connected, short, and valuable historical record alueiriating tions that the German withdrawal much that has hitherto been obscure, would farther extend. It had been and revealing strategic plans behind the Learthined that he had been prepar apparently isolatis attacks and raising a new defensive system known which continued throughout the winter, as the Hindenburg line, running from showing all as ötting into a comprehen Authward to Queant, and sive and systematic scheme in order to the west of Cambrut toweris 3t. prepare favourable situation for the

Quentin. Various switches and off- Spring advance. Owing to the Somme battle the enemy in "the region of the branches of this fine were also being Ancre Valley had been forced into a pro- constructed. The

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farther advance would give commund of Le Transky, which bod become in. the Beaumont Hamel spur. According creasingly difficult to hold." It was ly, an attack was delivered against the glso evident. bowever, that the defences overlooking the villages offering contemplated esentanly the Pys and Grandezourt on November evacuation of the greater salient, 18th. The object was to advance berween Arras and the Aisne Valley, within assaulting distance of the Le The Despatch then leuke in desail Transloy-Loupa- Ine Five thousand with the operations between April yards of valuable positions were 14 and 10 in which the Allies took acquired. The weather then held up prossession of Chaulnes Bapaume and operations until January," when the

Peronne, and numerous villages from whole spur was captured and we which the enemy had retreated. On advanced 2,000 yards ap the Beaucourt April 19 the advice reached a stage Valley, with exceedingly light casualtiest which the increasing difficulty of owing to the close and skilful cooper-

maintaining communications cóm. ation of infantry and artillery fire and tine aircraft work. The possession of pelled the slackening of the pace of the high ground opened up an extensive the pursuit. South of Peronne, the lack of bridges, which the enemy had artillery field and further successes on

destroyed, presented February 3rd and 4th gave us an important section of the German second obstacle, while north of Peronne, line north of the Anere, making the wide belt of devastated ground, ove evacuation of Grandecourt inevitable. which the Somme battle had been The next task was to drive the enemy fought, offered even greater difficul. from the Beacourt Valley, which was ties to the passage of gums and begun on February 10th. We captured transport.

1,500 yards of trenches lying on the southern foot of Serre Hill, and made

formidable:

We were advancing therefore, over

the village of Serre a pronounced enemy country in which all means of cora munication were destroyed, against salient; further progress in the Ancre Valley would make it untenable. There an enemy whose unny was still intact fore, a larger operation was begun with and capable of launching a vigorous a view to acquiring the northern extremt offensive should a favourable opportu- ty of the Morval-Thiepval ridge, which nity offer. Strong detachments at commanded the southern approaches of his infantry and cavalry occupied Pya and Miraucourt and observation vantage points along the line of our of the upper Acré Valley. Simult-vance, keeping the enemy informed aneously, a smaller attask was dengned of our progress and screening his to capture a sunken road, north of the own movements. His guns had Anero which controlled the western uiready been withdrawn to previously. approach to Miraumont. During the prepared positions, available at any night of February 17 assaults were noment to cover and to support u delivered despite the heavy ground and counter-stroke, while the conditions thick mist, upon an alert enemy, who of the country across which we were opened a barrage fira. The troop moving mude the progress of o assaulted with great gallantry.

We succeeded, and completely gained artillery slow. The bulk of the the desired observations, and also the enemy's formes were known to be command of the enemy artillery posi bokding a formidable defensive sys tions is the upper Aucre Valley, and tem upon which he could fell back his defences of Prs and Miraumont should his counter-stroke miss Ita Our subsequent bombardments, as anti sin. On the other hand, our troops cipated, forced the evacuation of Mirdu-moved forward and left all the pre- mant and Prs on February 24 On the pured trenebes farther behind, and following day, the positions from the in such circumstances caution was north of Guedecourt to the west of obviously necessary.

Barre ware captured. The weather

favoured the enemy's retirement. A Meanwhile, despite the enormous than broke up the roads. The difficulties which the condition of sides the trenches collapsed the ground and the ingenuity of the and the acquired ground became the enemy placed in our way, the work worst of quagmiras. On the other of preparing and constructing bridges, hand, the roads behind the enemy roads and railways, waa, carried on improved the further bo withdrew Awith most coulmendable rapidit succession, of misty days prevented The Despatch proceeds to describe rapid puranit consequently, it is greatly how the enemy resistance increas to the credit of all ranks that constant as we neared the Hindenburg. touch with the enemy was maintained.

emphasising the The continuous and systematic many of his cou advances drove out the enemy from cularly in his utter successive positions, until, on March

Beaumetz-le-Cambr ched the Lo Tranatoy: when we

pirtline except of Idler whig

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